Gauge for sewing buttons on shirts



March 2, 1937. I COHEN ET AL 2,072,709

- GAUGE FOR SEWING BUTTONS ON SHIRTS Filed April 27, 1936 l [6' 2 m, 1 18 {fr II w O L TH M t A4 (6 'lllllll. -'lllll.

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ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 2, 1937 PATENT OFFICE GAUGE FOR SEWING BUTTONS ON SHIRTS Theodore Cohen, New York, and Nathan Sollish, Brooklyn, N. Y.; said Sollish assignor to said Cohen Application April 27, 1936, Serial No. 76,563

5 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a gauge for sewing buttons on shirts having button-down collars.

Heretofore the practice has been to sew the buttons of button-down collars upon shirts merely by locating the correct position by the operator using his judgment. When thus constructed it very often happens that the buttons are not exactly in the correct position. Consequently, when the points of the collar are buttoned down they either bulge or cause the material of the shirt in the vicinity of the collar to bulge inwards or outwards. This produces a very untidy eifect.

This invention has for an object the construction of. a gauge which is adapted to be used in conjunction with a button sewing machine and which accurately locates the shirt relative to the sewing material of the sewing machine so that the button is correctly attached.

Furthermore, the invention has for an object the constructioncf a gauge which is characterized by a guide element angularly adjustably mounted and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the points of the collar of a shirt. In addition, it is proposed to use a second guide element, also adjustably mounted, and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt adjacent the base angle. When the shirt is thus guided from two separate areas or points it will be correctly positioned for the buttons to be properly attached.

A further object of this invention resides in constructing the guide element which guides the positioning of the base angle of the point of the collar with a shank portion and a head portion, and an arrangement to adjustably hold the shank portion.

It is also proposed to construct the guide element which engages the edge of the shirt with a shank portion and a head portion and to arrange a holding means on the shank portion.

A still further object of the invention is to associate the guide element with a body which is adapted to be associated with the button sewing machine, and to support the collar corners of a shirt while the button is being sewed on.

Still further the invention also contemplates an arrangement, so that the shirt may be placed in two distinct positions on the body, one for sewing .the button on the left side of the collar, and the other for sewing the button on the right side of the collar, and in each position to be properly u ded.

. It is proposed. to accomplish the objects mentioned in the previous paragraph by the provision of an extra set of guide elements.

A further object of the invention resides in an arrangement whereby the guide elements may be simultaneously released so that they may be 5 placed in newly adjusted positions to fit shirts of different designs.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a device as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold 10 at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims 15 in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a gauge constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a front edge elevational view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gauge.

Fig. 4 is a, fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. 25

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating a modified arrangement.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1-! of Fig. 6.

The gauge, according to this invention, comprises a body It) adapted to be associated with a sewing machine not illustrated on the drawing, except the needle I l and the needle bar I2 thereof. This sewing machine is capable of sewing buttons, indicated by the numeral IS in both Figs. 1 and 2, on the shirt. This body II] is adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, either the right hand or the left hand corner. A

A guide element I4 is angularly adjustably mounted on the body l0 and is adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle l5 of the point l5 of a shirt partially indicated by the dot and dash lines l5. Another guide element 16 is adjustably mounted on the body I0 and is adapted to guide the positioning of the edge 15 of the shirt material adjacent the said base angle l5 After these guide elements have been properly positioned for one particular design of shirt, it is merely necessary to place the shirt so that the corner angle l5 engages the guide I 4 and g the edge l5 engages the guide element I6. The button l3 may then be sewed in position.

Also mounted upon the body In there are additional guide elements for guiding the sewing of the button on the other side of the shirt opening. Specifically, there is a guide element It which is angularly adjustably mounted on the body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the other point of the collar of the shirt. Another guide element i6 is also mounted on the body Ill and is for the purpose of guiding the edge l5 on the other side of the front opening of the shirt. Technically stated, the gauge is adapted both for right hand and left hand uiding.

The body l0 comprises a pair of rectangular spaced sections W and le which are joined together by an arcuate cutout section H3 The gauge is thus adapted to be readily mounted upon the work table of a button sewing machine. The guide elements l4 and I4 each comprise a shank portion M formed with an arcuate slot I! through which a holding screw it engages. This holding screw threadedly engages the body It]. A head element li is attached by several screws l9 upon the front end of the shank portion I 4. This head portion W is formed with corners or points adapted to engage the base angle of the point of the collar of a shirt.

The guide elements It and IE each comprise a shank portion l6 which is formed with an elongated slot I! through which a holding screw l8 engages. This screw threadedly engages the body III. The front end of the shank portion Iii is formed with an upturned portion [6 which is adapted to receive and properly hold the edge of the shirt material adjacent the said base angle. In Figs. 6 and 7 a modification of the invention has been disclosed in which cooperating guide elements are connected together and are equipped with a mechanism by which they may be simultaneously released so that. they are free to be readjusted to fit shirts of diiferent designs. More specifically, the guide elements l6 and I6" are fixedly held by studs 28 which have roughed or serrated inner faces adapted to engage complementaryroughened parts adjacent the slots l1. These studs engage through openings 29 in the body I0. Each of these studs have flanges 30. Springs 3| act between these flanges and the body Ill for urging the studs inwards into operative positions. Bell cranks 32 are pivotally mounted upon the body l0 and have one of their ends engaging the extremities of the studs 28 while their other ends are adapted to be connected with a string.

Each of the guide elements l4 and 14 are also fixedly held by studs 28 which are provided with springs and flanges as previously describedthese parts being identified by the same reference numerals. Each of these studs are associated with a bell crank 33. These bell cranks are pivotally mounted intermediately of their ends and have one of their ends engaging the inner ends of the studs. The other ends are adapted to be connected with a cord or cable. The bell cranks 32 and 33 of the elements I4 and IE are connected together by a cord 35 so that when the cord 35 is drawn the bell cranks 32 and 33 will pivot and force the studs 28 upwards against the holding action of the springs 3| and allow the elements l4 and Hi to be adjusted. The bell cranks 32 and 33 of the elements 54" and I6 are connected together by a cord 35 for a simultaneous movement in the same fashion as the elements l4 and it.

In operation the guide elements are used in pairs, namely, the elements i l and i6 comprise one pair, and the elements 14' and 16 comprise the other pair. One of these pairs serves to guide the positioning of the right hand collar corner of a shirt, while the other pair serves to position the left hand collar corner. These guide elements maintain their operative positions and do not interfere with each other; that is, one pair may be used and the other pair temporarily ignored. Then the other pair may be used.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1-5 it is necessary that the screws it? be loosened before the guide elements may be re-positioned. In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the cords 35 and 36 may be manually pulled to simultaneously release a coacting pair of the guide elements.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of our invention it is to be'understood that we do not limit ourselves to the preciseconstruction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A guide for sewing buttons on shirts of button-down collars, comprising a body for association with a button sewing machine and adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, a guide element angularly adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the point'of the collar of said shirt, and a guide element adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt material adjacent said base angle, said body comprising a pair of spaced flat sections joined with a cutout semi-cylindrical section.

2. A guide for sewing buttons on shirts of button-down collars, comprising a body for association with a button sewing machine and adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, a guide element angularly adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the point of the collar of said shirt, and a guide element adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt material adjacent said base angle, means for fixedly holding said guide elements, and means for simultaneously releasing said holding means.

3. A guide for sewing buttons on shirts of button-down collars, comprising a body for association with a button sewing machine and adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, a guide element angularly adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the point of the collar of said shirt, and a guide element adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt material adjacent said base angle, means for fixedly holding said guide elements, and means for simultaneously releasing said holding means, said holding means comprising headed studs engaging through elongated slots in the guide elements and having their bottom faces formed with a gripping portion gripping adjacent material of the guide elements, and resilient means for urging said headed studs into operative position.

4. A guide for sewing buttons on shirts of button-down collars, comprising a body for association with a button sewing machine and adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, a guide element angularly adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the point of the collar of said shirt, and a guide element adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt material adjacent said base angle, means for fixedly holding said guide elements, and means for simultaneously releasing said holding means, said holding means comprising headed studs engaging through elongated slots in the guide elements and having their bottom faces formed with a gripping portion gripping adjacent material of the guide elements, and resilient means for urging said headed studs into operative position, said releasing means including movable members engageable against said headed studs to move them to inoperative position.

5. A guide for sewing buttons on shirts of button-down collars, comprising a body for association with a button sewing machine and adapted to support the collar corner of a shirt, a guide element angularly adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the base angle of the point of the collar of said shirt, and a guide element adjustably mounted on said body and adapted to guide the positioning of the edge of the shirt material adjacent said base angle, means for fixedly holding said guide elements, and means for simultaneously releasing said holding means, said holding means comprising headed studs engaging through elongated slots in the guide elements and having their bottom faces formed with a gripping portion gripping adjacent material of the guide elements, and resilient means for urging said headed studs into operative position, said releasing means including movable members engageable against said headed studs to move them to inoperative position, and said movable members being connected by a cord for simultaneous operation.

THEODORE COHEN. NATHAN SOLLISH. 

